Summerslam has came and went. Was it a great pay per view? Yes it was. Summerslam had a great ic title match with Rey and Ziggler. DX debuted and beat Legacy. Randy Orton survived in a crazy spot, more on that later, to end their match. The show ended with the return of the Deadman. Raw is live in Las Vegas. The gm tonight is Floyd Money Mayweather who almost had to be taken off the show. There is talk of the Raw roulette returning tonight. I would love to see that. The best damn WWE blogger is back for another week.
I loved Summerslam, probably because I was close to perfect on my predictions. If we indeed saw the last Jeff Hardy match, he certainly left us with something very special. The TLC match might have been the best 1 on 1 TLC match ever. The Undertaker returning gives Smackdown the big name boost it needs if Hardy leaves. I am also glad to see they left TLC as the main event because DX did not deserve to be last. Belts are bigger than DX or any other wrestler. John Cena and Randy Orton had a crazy match with several restarts. Although the restarts take away from the actual match, it was a nice twist. The final ending to the match involved a "fan" running in and causing a major distraction and just like that an RKO to win the match. The fan turned out to be Brett Dibiase, the other son of the million dollar man Ted Dibiase. I can not stress how cool this is. Will he be a new member of Legacy? I sure hope so. This is a great twist on Raw. Alright lets dive in on what should be a great Raw.
Raw starts with a recap of the Raw's main event from Summerslam. The video ends and the camera comes on Randy Orton. Randy starts talking about the match last night and the fan who ran in. Legacy is around Orton and Orton looks at Ted and says it was no ordinary fan. Ted says no it wasnt it was my brother Brett. Brett shows up and Ted says Randy nor did he know Brett was going to interfere. Randy says it will never happen again. I highly doubt that.
Following the promo, in the ring out comes the chairman of the board Vince McMahon. McMahon says the decision stands from last night. He goes on to say Cena does get a rematch in a brand new type of pay per view called Breaking Point. The pay per view will all be submission matches and Cena vs Orton will be an I Quit Match. As McMahon starts to leave, DX arrives on the scene. HHH starts talking about how he doesn't like the good McMahon. He makes a joke about comparing good McMahon to Vick at a PETA convention. DX relays the message to the audience that its Vince McMahon's birthday. Trips says its his 84th birthday. He changes it to 74 then to 70. Vince had enough and yells he is 64. Vince I hope I look that good when I am 64. Shawn starts to act like he respects Vince. HBK tells him he is the reason why we watch the WWE. Shawn says they have a tribute to Vince. A video starts and its pretty nice...for a while. Then the incredible music video of "Stand Back" starts up followed by all the embarrassing moments that have happened to Vince. Some Austin moments make the video which are all damn good. Nice tribute WWE. Triple H says he won't forget this and a huge bday cake rolls out and DX starts singing Happy Birthday but HHH stops it. A bunch of showgirls come out to help celebrate. Vince actually starts smiling. They all get in the ring. Vince asks how long will this go on? 2 circus oh la come out. Vince says their masks are really gay. I thought the WWE was pg? Elvis comes out next. My god how much more will DX provide Vinnie Mac for his bday? Elvis leads us all in singing Happy Birthday. He wasnt bad at all. Big Dick Johnson pops out of the birthday cake and starts dancing around the ring until Vince tosses him out. DX kicks everyone out and says they need a private moment with Vince. Legacy comes out of nowhere and blind sides DX. Shawn gets thrown out and gets a chair. Legacy bails up the ramp as Orton walks down. Triple H makes a match of Legacy vs DX and McMahon No DQ. McMahon says if you're not down with that we got two words for ya...SUCK IT. The first segment on Raw starts with Vinnie and ends with a 3 on 3 main event. I don't mind the fact that the segment went on for almost 30 mins. The whole DX Legacy feud continuing is just great for me. Legacy is still being made to look strong.
Back from commercial with Santino in the ring. Miz will be his opponent tonight. Some ground moves by Miz. The crowd is actually chanting Santino. Santino starts to build some offensive momentum but Miz hits his finisher and picks up the 1,2,3 victory. Very quick match or as Lawler said, workmen like. Miz grabs the mic and says he is one step closer to beating Kofi Kingston for the US title. I'm a little hit or miss on the way the WWE is going about pushing Miz. I love how Smackdown is pushing Ziggler. Smackdown is giving Ziggler opportunity to show off his ability in the ring vs Rey in a series of pay per view matches. Isn't that more affective then throwing Miz out for a 3 min match with a few wrestlers over the next month? Why not just make Miz vs Kofi next week on Raw and let us, the fans, be the ones to see if we like what Miz brings to the table. Give them 2 full segments to build a great wrestling match. That will do more for Miz then being put in worthless matches.
Gail Kim, Mickie James, Kelly Kelly vs Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox, and Rosa Mendex. Another 6 diva match. I guess 8 weeks in a row isn't enough. Beth starts to dominate Kelly after the faces had the quick start. Rosa comes in and momentum swings with a hot tag to Mickie James. She starts punching the crap out of Alicia Fox. Great neckbreaker. Beth comes to make the save but gets a missile dropkick. Kelly kicks Rosa off the apron. Faces in control but Alicia gets it back and ends up hitting a scissors kick on Mickie for the victory. Last week, Gail Kim must not have impressed the writers. Maybe its Alicia's turn to get a title match. Why? I have no idea. You have Beth Phoenix sitting here. Mickie and Beth would have great matches together and could actually build a decent feud with time. Nope, lets throw Alicia in for something different. Holy crap WWE! Wake up!
DX in the back going over their tag match later tonight. HHH plugs the new WCW DVD which I will buy. HBK says they have to get Vince angry. HHH said he had a plan and sent Jillian, dressed as Marilyn Monroe, to sing happy birthday. Vince listens to her for a little bit but tells her to get the hell out. Not a bad idea DX. She is annoying but i think it will take more than that.
JeriShow come out next. They have a new entrance music which is freaking sweet. They show a recap of 'Mania 24 where Mayweather beat Big Show in a wrestling match. Show says he will not leave until Mayweather comes out. He appears on the megatron and is on his way out as Raw fades to commercial. Lillian announces Floyd Money Mayweather and here he comes with a big pussy, er posse with him. All his little clones are wearing a t-shirt promoting his next fight. Again, the WWE will probably make Big Show look bad against a guy who has no business in the wrestling world. Mayweather said Big Show, you remember what happened at Wrestlemania and I will do it again. But he has a boxing match comiing up in a few weeks. Jericho tells him he doesn't think he is a great boxer. Jericho is baiting Mayweather in. MVP interupts. MVP talks about how Jericho reads an oxford dictionary. I agree with that. MVP rambles about how Show has no friends. Jericho starts talking but MVP tells him to shut up. I remember when Jericho use to tell people to please shut the hell up. MVP says if someone beats Jericho and Show for the tag titles then Jericho will not be on Raw any longer. MVP asks Mayweather if he can find a partner will he give them a tag title match? Mayweather says that sounds good. Mark Henry comes out to tag up with MVP to wrestle for the tag titles and its after the break. Before that happens, I must say this is a good match up. Mark is a big man and matches up well with Show. MVP is solid and should get a push. I wish he was continuing his feud with Swagger. Where does this lead Swagger? I have no idea.
Back from the break and the match is already going on. Big boot by MVP to Jericho but a blind tag to Show. MVP turns around and gets a huge clothesline. Crowd with an MVP chant. MVP eats Show's boot. Mayweathers posse is out at ringside watching. The heels continue their domination in the match. MVP tries to tag Henry in twice but Jericho stops him in his tracks. Jericho tosses MVP to the floor. I would hate to see Jericho leave Raw and just be on Smackdown. Show and Y2J add depth to a show that desperately needs it. Jericho had a tweet the other day that read something about how WWE is in crisis mode on Raw. He went on to "tweet", hate that word, that Smackdown has added prestige back into the Intercontinental title with Rey and have developed Ziggler and Cryme Tyme. Raw has elevated... I agree with him. The whole reason I wanted MVP to get a push is to add a fresh face. MVP still has not got to tag in Henry. A double clothesline and Jericho and MVP are down as Raw heads to another commercial break. Giving the tag team champs a long match is a great way to showcase what the WWE never does, the tag team division. Back live and MVP is still in the ring. Rollup by MVP for a quick 2 count. I heard Cole telling Lawler this match is for a shot at the tag titles at Breaking Point. I misunderstood. I thought this was for the belts. Lionsault by Jericho is missed and MVP finally tags Henry. Jericho goes for the codebreaker but is countered into the World Strongest Slam but Jericho counters it into a ddt. Very sweet spot. MVP is tagged back in. Cole calls him fresh. Uh wasn't he just getting his ass kicked for over ten minutes. Ballin' elbow for 2. Jericho nails MVP with a kick. Henry nails Show to the outside. Mayweather gives MVP the same necklace he used to beat Show. MVP knocks out Jericho for the win and a shot at the tag titles at Breaking Point. Good match and a possibility of a good feud leading to the pay per view.
Legacy is in the back planning for their big match tonight. Orton talks about how he will make sure the I Quit Match will be the last match Mr. McMahon ever makes. I have a feeling Cena will make an appearance during this match to stop Orton. Maybe an FU to Brett to end Raw?
A cool commercial previewing the WCW dvd out Tuesday. I know I will be picking that up. The Rise and Fall of ECW was a superior dvd. I am sure the WCW one will be a must have for any wrestling fan.
A recap of Hornswaggle and Chavo match from last week. Back in the ring Chavo and Hornswaggle in a boxing match. My god this is just stupid. Time for a bathroom break. I come back and Evan Bourne is out. I guess to save Hornswaggle. He hits "Air Bourne" or Shooting Star Press. The prettiest finisher in the WWE right now. Now this is a match I would watch. Evan vs Chavo. Oh wait Chavo has no credibility left so it really doesn't matter what the WWE does with him. The fans are not going to buy into it. Chavo has wrestling ability. Hopefully they have Chavo vs Evan on Superstars and give them time because I know it would be a solid contest.
I guess Summerslam wasn't the final match for Jeff Hardy. Punk vs Hardy in a cage match for the World Heavyweight title on this Friday night Smackdown. Hell yeah! One more match for Hardy. I love the WWE using free tv for a world heavyweight title match in a cage. I know what I will be doing Friday night.
McMahon is working out with Mayweather. Carlito shows up and tells Money is a terrible cuz Carlito isn't on the show. McMahon says he needs to keep busy. DX had showed up. HHH says thats funny, you keep busy means I have time to get busy with your daughter. Vince knocks out Carlito. HHH says he was just kidding. DX walks out but not before HBK says now that was cool. Nice backstage promo. Although Carlito makes a good point. He and Kofi had a solid match last week. Where is the US champ this week?
Main Event time! Wooo! You know I have to get 1 woo in a week at least. Are you ready? DX comes out first. This match should last quite a while. I still see something crazy happening. A possible swerve by McMahon? A Cena sighting? You never know what will happen on Raw. Which is the real reason to watch week after week. The only man who can strut like he has a big cob up his butt, Mr. McMahon. Legacy comes out without Brett, maybe he won't get involved. They stall right in front of the ring and Triple H backdrops HBK on to Legacy. Rhodes gets a right hand by Vince and a couple of quick tags by the faces. Rhodes then gets backdropped by on Orton and Dibiase. Legacy heads up the ramp to regroup heading for the final commercial break. DDT by Triple H on Dibiase. Tag to the Sexy Boy. He gets on a roll and heads for his vintage elbow. He nails it as he gets to his feet Rhodes runs in and hits a huge bulldog. Tag to the viper Randy Orton. He starts stomping on HBK followed with a knee to the back of the skull for a 2 count. Rhodes tagged in. Rhodes tries for his finisher but HBK weasels out of it. Dibiase in now with right hands to Shawn. Heels are making great quick tags to keep themselves fresh. The Champ is back in with a few more knee drops on Shawn for another pinfall attempt. Orton with a modified sleeper. HBK gets back up to his feet and lands a big back body drop. Hot tag to The Game. High knee, knee drop, then the spinebuster all onto Rhodes. Pedigree to Rhodes. McMahon gets the tag and Orton breaks it up. Orton goes for the punt but Michaels stops it. Orton starts to go up the ramp and Cena makes his way out. Orton is trapted. Sweet Chin Music, FU, and the pinfall by Vince. Faces win. Crowd goes home happy. This would be the time when I complain about how Cena never looks bad. Tonight, I dont care. Keep making Cena look fantastic. As long as Orton holds the WWE title, I am happy. Brett Dibiase will make an appearance again.
A solid effort tonight. The WWE already put together 2 matches for the next pay per view. I can't wait for Smackdown on Friday. Jeff Hardy's final match in a cage. Don't forget to listen to Showstoppers for a recap of all the WWE action. I might be feeling an NFL blog on Thursday.
J Call
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